…CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS TODAY…
An upper-level low will move through the Great Basin today, which
will steer the jet stream across New Mexico during the afternoon.
Meanwhile, a surface low will develop over eastern Colorado
increasing winds across the area. These strong winds will combine
with very low relative humidity values at all elevations and very
dry fuels to create critical to extreme fire weather conditions
this afternoon.
* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 055 Texas Fire Weather Zone
055 El Paso County, Fire Weather Zone 056 Texas Fire Weather
Zone 056 Hudspeth County, Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest
Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 111
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ, Fire
Weather Zone 112 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio
Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and
Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ.
* TIMING…From 11 AM To 9 PM Sunday
* WINDS…Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 5 percent.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI…6 to 8, Critical to Extreme.
* IMPACTS…any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.